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Burris v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 7, 2021
No. 4:21-CV-00421 (M.D. Pa. Jul. 7, 2021)

Opinion

4:21-CV-00421

07-07-2021

PERCY BURRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SHARON CLARK, et al., Defendants.


Carlson, Magistrate Judge

ORDER

Matthew W. Brann United States District Judge

Plaintiff filed the instant action on March 8, 2021, and it was jointly assigned to the undersigned and to a magistrate judge. Upon designation, a magistrate judge may “conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and . . . submit to a judge of the court proposed findings of fact and recommendations.” Once filed, this report and recommendation is disseminated to the parties in the case who then have the opportunity to file written objections.

On May 7, 2021, Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson, to whom this matter is jointly assigned, issued a thorough report and recommendation recommending that the matter be dismissed as to plaintiffs Burris, Strawn, and Wright without prejudice.

No objections to the report and recommendation have been filed. For portions of the report and recommendation to which no objection is made, the Court should, as a matter of good practice, “satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Regardless of whether timely objections are made by a party, the District Court may accept, not accept, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.

Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see also Univac Dental Co. v. Dentsply Intern., Inc., 702 F.Supp.2d 465, 469 (M.D. Pa. 2010) (citing Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878 (3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that judges should give some review to every report and recommendation)).

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.

Because I write solely for the parties, I will not restate the facts, but will instead adopt the recitation of facts as set forth by the magistrate judge. I have conducted a de novo review here and found no error.

AND NOW, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Magistrate Judge Carlson's May 7, 2021 Report and Recommendation (Doc. 31) is ADOPTED in full.

2. The motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the complaint is dismissed without prejudice as to plaintiffs Burris, Strawn, and Wright.

3. This matter is referred back to Magistrate Judge Carlson for further proceedings.


Summaries of

Burris v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 7, 2021
No. 4:21-CV-00421 (M.D. Pa. Jul. 7, 2021)
Case details for

Burris v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:PERCY BURRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SHARON CLARK, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Jul 7, 2021

Citations

No. 4:21-CV-00421 (M.D. Pa. Jul. 7, 2021)

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